PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horas Majuah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horas Majuah is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Wiggins
vs
Majuah

205 cm
22
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
231 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cleveland Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horas Majuah!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majuah fails to land the takedown.
Majuah fails with the takedown
and Wiggins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Wiggins gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Majuah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Majuah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wiggins swivels and escapes.
Cleveland Wiggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horas Majuah.
Wiggins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Majuah pinned against the cage. Majuah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins shoots in but no luck this time.

Majuah moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins prevents a body shot from Majuah.

Wiggins decides to pull guard.

Majuah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Majuah is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Wiggins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Majuah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Majuah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Majuah engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Majuah stands and steps away. Wiggins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice takedown defense from Wiggins. No joy for Majuah on that attempt.
Majuah tries to land a front kick but Wiggins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Majuah misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggins shoots for a takedown but Majuah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wiggins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Majuah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Majuah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Majuah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wiggins prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majuah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wiggins misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Majuah fails to pull guard.
Wiggins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Majuah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Majuah misses with a knee strike.

Majuah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Majuah moves into the clinch.
Majuah tries a knee to the head but Wiggins blocks it.
Wiggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Majuah controls his hands.
Majuah has Wiggins pressed against the cage.

Wiggins gets control of Majuah's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wiggins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiggins trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wiggins keeping moving, preventing Majuah from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Horas Majuah will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wiggins darts in looking for a takedown but Majuah gets double underhooks and turns Wiggins into the cage.
Majuah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wiggins sprawls well. Wiggins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Majuah gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Wiggins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Majuah.

Majuah moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Majuah is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wiggins is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Majuah to the mat. Majuah regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Majuah trying to keep a closed guard but Wiggins is proving a slippery customer.
Majuah looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wiggins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majuah is controlling Wiggins's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Majuah is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Majuah looking for subs from the bottom but Wiggins mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Majuah is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majuah tries to buck Wiggins off but he can't manage it.
Majuah is in all sorts of trouble here.
Majuah is breathing heavily.
Majuah tries to lock up and control but Wiggins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Majuah has eaten all the pies!
Majuah taking shots to the head.
Wiggins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Majuah is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majuah is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Wiggins has taken his back.

Wiggins tightening his grip on Majuah, looking for the choke.
Majuah tries to escape but Wiggins has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Majuah keeps trying to improve his position.
Wiggins throwing sloppy strikes.
Majuah wants to escape the position.
Majuah grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Even with his hooks in, Wiggins manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Majuah tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Wiggins.
Cleveland Wiggins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wiggins gets his hands free as Majuah looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cleveland Wiggins dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Majuah stuffs the takedown.
Wiggins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Majuah can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Majuah.
Wiggins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Majuah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Wiggins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wiggins lands in his opponent's guard.

Majuah has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Wiggins has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majuah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wiggins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Majuah tries to pull guard but Wiggins won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Majuah.
Majuah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiggins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiggins is stalling here.
Wiggins gets underhooks to prevent Majuah's takedown attempt.
Cleveland Wiggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horas Majuah.
Wiggins stalls.
Majuah is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins wants a takedown.
Majuah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wiggins to keep the fight standing.
Wiggins blocks the elbow strike.
Majuah is working for takedown but Wiggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Majuah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Majuah manages to break the clinch.
Majuah shoots in looking for a takedown. Wiggins tries to sprawl out of it but Majuah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wiggins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horas Majuah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Wiggins with that takedown attempt.

Majuah closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Majuah.

It looks like Cleveland Wiggins has been cut.

Wiggins gets control of Majuah's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wiggins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wiggins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Majuah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wiggins is proving hard to escape from.
Wiggins trying to strike off his back.
Wiggins is looking to stand up but Majuah isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Majuah's guard.

Majuah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wiggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiggins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Majuah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wiggins defends it easily.
Majuah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Horas Majuah.
I think Majuah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horas Majuah!